REDgroup to sell ebooks online by May 2010
As reported in a WBN special bulletin in December, REDgroup Retail has announced it will make ebooks available from its Borders, Angus & Robertson and Whitcoulls websites by May 2010,...
REDgroup to sell ebooks online by May 2010
REDgroup Retail has announced it will make ebooks available from its Borders, Angus & Robertson and Whitcoulls websites by May 2010, following an agreement with 'new global ereading service' Kobo...
REDgroup to sell ebooks online by May 2010
REDgroup Retail has announced it will make ebooks available from its Borders, Angus & Robertson and Whitcoulls websites by May 2010, following an agreement with 'new global ereading service' Kobo...
REDgroup reiterates local success as Borders UK enters administration
REDgroup Retail, owners of Borders in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, has reiterated that its stores remain ‘financially sound under private ownership', following the announcement that Borders UK had entered...
REDGroup to launch new ‘A&R Extra’ store concept
REDGroup Retail, the owner of Angus & Robertson (A&R), Borders Asia-Pacific and Whitcoulls (NZ), has announced it will launch a new ‘A&R Extra' concept store in Sydney in early 2010. REDGroup managing...
Is REDGroup considering a stock-market float?
Speculation is growing in the financial press that PEP, the private-equity owners of REDgroup, which in turn owns Angus & Robertson, Whitcoulls in NZ and Borders Asia-Pacific, will float the business...
REDGroup announces new NZ staff
REDgroup Retail--owners of Angus & Robertson, Whitcoulls and Borders--has announced the appointment of former Dymocks New Zealand general manager Andrew Howard to the position of sales and operations manager for...
REDgroup retail launches beta Borders site
REDgroup retail has launched a beta version of its new Borders website. The new site marks the first time Borders Australia has had a fully operational e-commerce offering.REDgroup retail group...
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Gordon & Gotch revenue upPMP, the parent company of Gordon & Gotch (which acquired the Scribo Group last year), has announced its annual results. It reported that revenue for Gordon...
RedGroup Retail: integration ‘complete’, Coote departs
RedGroup Retail , which operates Angus & Robertson, Whitcoulls, Borders ANZ, Supanews and Calendar Club, has announced that the process of integrating its separate businesses into one support office is...
REDgroup Retail extends debt, working capital
REDgroup Retail, the parent company of bookselling chains Angus & Roberston, Borders and Whitcoulls, has announced it has ‘completed negotiations to refinance its existing senior debt and working capital facility...
REDGroup Retail announces support office restructure
REDGroup Retail has announced a restructure of its support offices, with the Borders and Angus & Robertson teams relocating to one office in the CBD in Melbourne in the next...
RedGroup launches new websites: A&R first, Borders and Whitcoulls coming soon
RedGroup Retail--the group that operates over 250 Angus & Robertson, Whitcoulls and Borders stores in Australia and New Zealand--has started a multi-million-dollar push to revamp its online presence, beginning with...
Parallel importation: media coverage, 278 submissions posted by Productivity Commission
The 278 submissions so far posted on the Productivity Commission's website in response to its draft recommendations on Australia's parallel importation laws outnumber the 272 submissions originally received by the...
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Readings to open at SLVAs reported in a WBN special bulletin last week, Readings Books, Music & Film announced that it is to open a bookshop in the foyer of...
A&R closes web retailing ahead of April relaunch
Angus & Robertson (A&R) will launch a new and updated website in April, to be followed by similarly updated sites for Whitcoulls in New Zealand in May and for Borders...
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Barratt relocates for new Borders roleFormer Borders regional manager for New Zealand Justin Barratt, has relocated to Melbourne, Australia, to take up a role that sees his responsibilities increased to...
ARW Group rebrands as REDgroup Retail
ARW Group, which includes the Angus & Robertson, Borders and Whitcoulls book chains, has changed its name to REDgroup Retail. ‘The new brand offers an overarching identity for Angus &...
Borders to launch new ‘concept store’ in Doncaster
Borders will open a new concept store in the refurbished Westfield shopping centre in Melbourne's Doncaster tomorrow. ‘The opening of the new Borders concept store in Doncaster marks a breakthrough...
Borders Xmas catalogue prices some titles above RRP
Borders has irked some publishers by pricing some books in its Christmas catalogues in Australia and New Zealand above recommended retail price (RRP). The New Zealand Herald quotes an unnamed...